Wednesday, August 31, 2011

I pick our weekly park outings very randomly. Sometimes I target a specific area, while other times I go by special features (water spouts, sandboxes etc.). For this park I chose it based on the name alone. Sunken Garden Park sounds really cool. I imagined a park slightly lower than the rest of the ground creating a sunken area to play in, maybe some really nice natural elements such as rocks for climbing and beautiful, gardened landscaping. I really felt we were going on a great adventure as we headed to our destination. THIS is the Sunken Garden Park:

Located at N. Virginia and W. Sunnyside in the Ravenswood Garden neighborhood you will find this TINY green space, complete with 4 benches. Not quite the Sunken Gardens I thought we were going to find. The best part is that the Chicago Park District website describes this park as one meant for "passive recreation."